Lincoln County ME Archives History - Businesses .....Waldoborough 1883
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WALDOBOROUGH.

Eighteen miles E. N. E. of Wiscasset, twenty-eight from Bath, and sixteen from
Rockland. On Knox & Lincoln Railroad. Settled, 1748, by German emigrants,
encouraged to come by Gen. Waldo, for whom the town is named. Incorporated 32d
town June 29, 1773. Population-1850, 4199; 1860, 4569; 1870, 4174; 1880, 3758.
Valuation, 1860-Polls, 997; Estates, $1,010,447; 1870-Polls, 1076; Estates,
$1,164,382; 1880-Polls, 1087; Estates, $1,135,023.

  Postmasters-S. L. Miller; North, Joseph Burnheimer; South, Jacob Winchenback;
Orff's Corner, Emily H. Orff.

  Selectmen-Sebastian S. Marble, Edwin O. Clark, Alden Flanders.

  Town Clerk-Jesse K. Willett.

  Treasurer-M. W. Levensaler.

  Constables-Geo. Farrington, George Winslow, Nehemiah Keen.

  School Committee-Wm. H. Levensaler, W. B. Creamer, W. L. Brown.

  Clergymen-J. J. Bulfinch (res.), E. C. Crane, Cong.; A. A. Ford, Bap.; W. L.
Brown, Meth.; North, Samuel Bickmore, Meth.; South, supplies, Bap.; supplies,
Cong.; supplies, Meth.; West, Samuel Bickmore, Meth.

  Physicians-F. M. Eveleth, J. T. Sanborn, All.

  Dentist-Thos. F. Turner.

  Lawyers-Everett Farrington, Almore Kennedy, Samuel W. Jackson, O. D. Castner,
F. E. Harvey.

  Notaries-B. B. Haskell, Feb. 1, 1877; Everett Farrington, Nov. 28, '82.

  Justices-Isaac Reed, Dec. 25, 1878; S. W. Jackson, April 23, 1881; Reuben
Orff, Dec. 29, 1881; A. Kennedy, Feb. 4, 1879; Wm. B. Creamer, Feb. 25, 1879;
Albert E. Howard, March 10, 1880; E. Farrington, July 15, 1876; George Bliss,
Dec. 16, 1881; O. D. Castner, April 10, 1882, Quorum; Albert E. Howard, March
10, 1881; F. E. Harvey, Feb. 13, 1878; George G. Benner, Jan. 26, 1881, Trial;
S. W. Jackson, Dedimus.

  Merchants-N. Winslow & Sons, Austin & Waltz, C. E. & F. A. Hovey, dry goods;
D. H. Pulsifer, E. O. Clark, James Schwartz, G. H. Kuhn, J. T. Gay, O. M. Pease,
W. L. Allen, A. S. Kaler, M. F. Benner, Wm. Fish, Otis Miller & Co., S. Creamer,
Aaron Stahl, Moses L. Kaler, Thos. Kuhn, Joshua Wellman, general stores; J. K.
Willett & Co., furniture; John Richards & Son, stoves, &c; George Bliss, books,
stationery, paper-hangings, crockery and glassware; T. F. Turner & Co., E. R.
Benner, apothecaries; J. W. Hall, E. V. Philbrook, M. R. Achorn, boot, shoes,
&c; E. R. Bumps, C. J. Linbaugh, jewelers; Mrs. S. E. Genthner, Mrs. L. W.
Kimball, Mrs. A. E. Miller, Mrs. E. A. Dana, milliners; F. W. Eugley, fish;
Simon Benner, groceries and hardware; Geo. Bliss, doors, sash, &c; M. T. Hock,
F. A. Lambert, meats and provisions; M. M. Richards & Co., O. S. Head, woolens;
Redman Bros., lumber. North, John Burnheimer, Josiah Mink 2d, Joseph Burnheimer,
general stores. South, J. Winchenbach, Gorham Winchenbach, Gardiner Creamer,
general stores. Winslow's Mills, A. M. Lash, W. A. Vannah, general stores.

  Manufacturers-J. P. Boyd, iron founder; Charles S. Soule, oakum, carding and
cloth-dressing; B. B. Haskell, carding, saw and planing mills, J. P. Glidden,
marble and granite; W. H. Wyman, marble; M. M. Richards & Co., clothing; O. S.
Head, Ira Knight, tailors; A. Welt & Co., E. O. Clark, H. Kennedy & Co., Alfred
Storer & Son, Wm. Fish, ship-builders; William G. Waltz, G. D. Sides, E. F.
Simmons, W. L. Allen, Lewis White, Ephraim White, smiths; Rufus Achorn, flour
mill; S. O. Waltz & Sons, furniture, and molding mills; Lane & Jones, sails;
Cyrus Welt & Son, carriages; M. R. Achorn, C. A. Jackson, harnesses; F. O.
Miller, W. Chapman, A. A. Newbeut, painters; J. F. Bray, mason.

  Barbers-Fred Flint, Frank Flint, Welt & Moody.

  Billiard Hall-H. A. Catlin.

  Ice Dealers-Bay View Ice Co.. Boston & Maine Ice Co., Forest Lake Ice Co.,
Crystal Lake Ice Co., S. Welt (retail).

  Insurance Agents--Wm. B. Creamer, fire, life and marine; A. E. Howard & Son,
fire and marine; B. B. Haskell, marine; Everett Farrington, fire, life and
accident.

  Libraries, Circulating-George Bliss, 600 volumes; Waldoborough Library
Association, S. W. Jackson, librarian.

  Sewing Machines--E. R. Bumps (Domestic); C. E. & F. A. Hovey, (New Home); N.
Winslow & Sons (Davis).

  Telegraph Office-Western Union, Geo. Bliss, manager.

  Undertakers-J. K. Willett & Co., S. O. Waltz & Sons.

  Station Agent-K. & L. R. R., J. E. White.

  Express Agents-American, C. E. & F. A. Hovey.

  Livery Stables-J. E. Eaton, V. H. Benner.

  Photographer-A. H. Lane.

  Printer-S. L. Miller.

  Asso'tns-Masons-King Solomon, No. 61, Friday on or before full moon. I. O. O.
F.-Germania, No. 57, Thurs. K. of H.-Waldoboro, No. 1657, first and third
Monday. North-P. of H.-Maple Grange, No. 187, Oliver L. Mink Master.

  Hotels-WALDOBORO EXCHANGE, WM. H. GENTHNER (see advt. colored page); Medomak
House, J. E. Eaton.

Banks and Newspaper-See table.


Additional Comments:

Extracted from:

MAINE STATE YEAR-BOOK,
AND
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL,
FOR THE YEAR
1883-84,
FROM APRIL 1, 1883, TO APRIL 1, 1884,

BY EDMUND S. HOYT.
PREPARED PURSUANT TO ORDERS OF THE LEGISLATURE.

PORTLAND: HOYT, FOGG &  DONHAM,
193 MIDDLE STREET.


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